MyVocalStudio vs Nova Music
Both are made for private music teachers, both start free, and both have a paid plan for one teacher. The differences are how many students the free plan covers and whether more than one teacher can log in today.
30 days of every feature, no credit card.How they differ
Nova Music’s free plan covers up to 10 students; its Pro plan is $10 a month or $100 a year with unlimited students, and adds invoicing, Stripe payments and calendar sync. MyVocalStudio’s Solo plan is free for one teacher with unlimited students, and already includes invoices and payments through your own Stripe account. Encore, at $10 a month, adds the AI assistant, text reminders, outreach email and more than one event at a time.
For studios with more than one teacher, Nova Music lists its Studio plan as coming soon, with a waitlist. MyVocalStudio’s Ensemble plan is available now: $6 for each additional teacher, never more than $39 a month.
What it costs
| Question | MyVocalStudio | Nova Music |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. The Solo plan is free for one teacher, with unlimited students | Yes, for up to 10 students |
| Paid plan for one teacher | $10 a month on Encore | Pro: $10 a month, or $100 a year |
| Students on the free plan | Unlimited | Up to 10 |
| Invoices and online payments | Included free on the Solo plan | On Pro |
| More than one teacher | Ensemble: $16 a month for two teachers, plus $6 for each additional teacher, never more than $39 | Studio plan listed as coming soon, with a waitlist and no price shown |
| Trial | 30 days of every feature, no card | A free plan rather than a trial |
Sources, each checked October 7, 2026: Nova Music pricing · Nova Music home page. Prices change, so check their page before you decide.
Side by side
| Question | MyVocalStudio | Nova Music |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson notes | Yes: shared lesson notes with attachments, plus private notes | Yes: lesson notes, assignments and resources |
| Practice tracking | Yes: practice assignments, a daily log and a streak | Yes: practice logs, streaks and achievements |
| Group lessons | Yes: group classes and semi-private lessons priced per seat, with waitlists | Yes, on the free plan |
| Student and parent portal | Yes, in the app or any browser, with one parent login for several children | Yes |
| Make-up credits | Yes. The credit comes off the next invoice, and students see it when they book | Yes, on Pro |
| Invoices and payments | Yes: invoices that send themselves, and autopay on a card on file. On every plan | Invoicing, auto-invoicing and Stripe payments, on Pro |
| Calendar | Lessons are added to your Google Calendar, and a calendar feed works with other apps | iCal and Google Calendar sync, on Pro |
| Teacher logins | Yes, on Ensemble: a login for every teacher, and pay by percentage split, per lesson or hourly | Coming soon, on the Studio plan |
| Phone app | iPhone and Android, for you and your students | An iOS app, linked from their home page |
| A directory where families find teachers | No | Yes |
Who should stay with Nova Music
- You want families to find you through a teacher directory. Nova Music has one; MyVocalStudio gives you your own studio page instead.
- Your students love practice achievements. Nova Music’s practice log has streaks and achievements; MyVocalStudio’s has a streak.
- You would rather pay once a year. Nova Music Pro is $100 a year.
- You teach a handful of students, everything you need is on Nova Music’s free plan, and it is working for you.
Moving your studio over
Nova Music’s free plan includes a CSV export. Export your students, then drop the file into MyVocalStudio: the columns are matched for you, even when the file is messy, and nothing is saved until you confirm.
If your lessons are also in Google Calendar or another calendar app, bring them in from there and standing weekly lessons become recurring ones.
Importing and exporting your data →Questions
Are Nova Music and MyVocalStudio both free?
Yes, both have a free plan. Nova Music’s covers up to 10 students. MyVocalStudio’s Solo plan is free for one teacher with unlimited students, and it includes invoices and payments through your own Stripe account.
How do the paid plans compare?
Nova Music Pro is $10 a month or $100 a year, and adds unlimited students, invoicing, Stripe payments and calendar sync. MyVocalStudio Encore is $10 a month and adds the AI assistant, text reminders, outreach email and more than one event at a time, because invoicing and payments are already free.
Which works for a studio with several teachers?
MyVocalStudio, today. Ensemble gives every teacher their own login, schedule and pay for $6 each after the first, never more than $39 a month. On October 7, 2026, Nova Music listed its multi-teacher Studio plan as coming soon, with a waitlist.
Can I move my students from Nova Music?
Yes, through a spreadsheet. Export your students from Nova Music as a CSV file and upload it to MyVocalStudio. The columns are matched for you and you confirm before anything is saved.
Do both track practice?
Yes. Nova Music has practice logs with streaks and achievements. MyVocalStudio has practice assignments, a daily log and a streak, and parents and students see them in the app or portal.
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